The Tale of India is an established Indian restaurant at 53 West India Dock Road in Poplar. Open since 1999, it serves local residents and visitors travelling through nearby Limehouse and Canary Wharf. The dining room, takeaway and delivery service provide flexible ways to explore a broad menu built around fresh herbs, spices and familiar curry house hospitality.
Starters bring together samosas, onion bhaji, chaat, kebabs and pieces of meat or fish cooked in the tandoor. Yoghurt marinades, toasted spices and the intense heat of the clay oven develop colour and smoke before the food reaches the table. Poppadoms, chutneys and pickles add crisp, sharp and cooling contrasts.
Chicken tikka masala and other established favourites sit beside more individual dishes developed by the kitchen. Diners can move between mild, creamy sauces and hotter combinations shaped by chilli, tomato, onion, ginger and garlic. Tandoori chicken, lamb, seafood and mixed grills provide a drier alternative to the curries and work naturally as shared centrepieces.
Biryani combines seasoned basmati rice with meat, seafood or vegetables, while lentils, spinach, potatoes, cauliflower and paneer can form a substantial meat free meal. Pilau rice, naan, roti and vegetable sides complete the spread. The range allows regular customers to return to a dependable favourite or choose a less familiar speciality on each visit.
Address: 53 West India Dock Road, Poplar, London E14 8HN, United Kingdom
The Tale of India Menu
Vegetarian Appetizers
Vegetable Samosa (3pcs)
Onion Bhaji (4pcs)
Aloo Chat puri
Thin sliced potatoes cooked with cucumber ,tomato, onion in a specially prepared hot and sour sauce.
Vegetable Pakora
Lightly spiced mixed vegetables, dipped in special batter sauce and fried to a crunch.
Paneer Tikka (4pcs)
Charcoal Grilled Dishes (Main Courses)
Chicken Tikka main (10pcs)
Tandoori Chicken (half)
Tandoori Mixed Grill (1-2 persons)
1pcs Tandoori chicken,2pcs lamb chop,2pcs sheek kebab,5pcs chicken tikka,1pcs Nan bread and salad mint sauce.
Tandoori Lamb Chops (5pcs)
Tandoori chef’s own secret recipe.
Paneer Tikka (8pcs)
Indian homemade cheese marinated and grilled.
Tandoori King Prawn Shashlick
Marinated with yoghurt, fresh herbs and spices and grilled with fresh tomato, onion and capsicum.
Paneer Shashlik
House Specials
Murgi Massala
¼ tandoori chicken, on the bone, cooked in a minced lamb based sauce. Medium strength.
Modhu Bahar
Chicken or lamb cooked in cashew nuts, almonds, cream coconut and honey, strongly recommended. Mild strength.
Butter -E-Khana
Chicken tikka or lamb cooked with rich, creamy butter and tomato & onion based sauce. Traditional Indian butter dish. Smooth & tasty!
Begun Bujhon
Chicken or lamb cooked with fresh aubergine, tomato, potato, coriander and spring onion in a fairly thick sauce. Hot strength.
Fish Bhuna
Telapia fish cooked with garlic, green chillies and coriander, an unusual but satisfying dish. Medium strength.
Naga Lamb Shatkora
Currently sold out
Biryani Dishes
Saffron flavoured basmati rice dishes, served with side mixed vegetable curry.
Chicken Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Currently sold out
Chicken Tikka Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Chicken Tikka Naga Biryani
Basmati rice, flavoured with saffron delicately spiced and cooked with tender pieces of chicken tikka finished off with a touch of blended naga chilli. Amazingly aromatic and spicy.Very spicy and amazingly aromatic!
Vegetarian Mains
Paneer Sultan
Peas and Indian cheese cooked with onion, spring onion, tomatoand green chillies. Traditional Indian dish. Fairly hot.
Paneer Niramish
Indian homemade cheese cooked with mixed vegetable. Hot strength.
Palak Paneer
Spinach and Indian cheese cooked with green chillies, tomato and spring onion. Fairly hot.
Daal Samber
Mixed vegetable and lentils lavishly flavoured with garlic. Medium strength.
Daal Makhani
Vegetable Sides
Vegetable Bhaji
Fresh mixed vegetable medium spiced.
Brinjal Bhaji
Fresh aubergine medium spiced.
Tarka Daal
Mixed yellow lentils with fried garlic.
Sag Paneer
With fresh spinach. Mild and sweet.
Rice and Bread
Plain Rice
Pilau Rice
Saffron flavoured basmati rice.
Vegetable Rice
Pilau rice with mixed vegetable.
Special fried Rice
Pilau rice with egg and peas.
Mushroom Rice
Pilau rice with mushrooms.
Garlic Rice
Pilau rice with garlic.
Tale of India Rice
Basmati boiled rice fried with onion..
Lemon Rice
Pilau rice with fresh lemon.
Jeera Rice
Pilau rice with cumin seeds.
Nan
Set meal
Meal Deal 11-2 persons
2 papadom, 1 chicken tikka starter, 1 chicken rogan josh, 1 Bombay aloo, 1 pilau rice, 1 naan, salad, and mint sauce
Meal Deal 22-3 persons
4 papadom, 1 chicken tikka starter, 1 sheek kebab starter, 1 lamb bhuna, 1 chicken tikka masala, 1 saag aloo, 2 pilau rice, 2 garlic naan salad, and mint sauce